The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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The Troll Queen John Vornholt (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-58-9, Apr 2005, £4.99, 182pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after The Troll King. [First U.K. edition]

The Troll Treasure John Vornholt (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-59-7, May 2005, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Third in a trilogy after The Troll King and The Troll Queen. [First U.K. edition]

Premonitions Jude Watson (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31921-6, Apr 2005, £4.99, 241pp, tp) [Premonitions] Reprint (Scholastic 2004) young-adult dark fantasy novel. First in a new series about a psychic teen. [First U.K. edition]

Barkbelly Cat Weatherill (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138116-7, Apr 2005, £9.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) [Ashenpeake Island] Young-adult fantasy about a wooden boy.

The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-02245-0, May 2005, £1.50, 56pp, pb) SF collection of three stories. A “Penguin Pocket 70s”.

The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44108-9, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvii+213pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Newnes 1901) SF novel. This is an annotated edition with introduction by China Miéville. A Penguin Classic.

The Invisible Man H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-43998-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Christopher Priest. A Penguin Classic.

The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44102-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+139pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. A Penguin Classic.

A Modern Utopia H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44112-7, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxviii+281pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1905) SF novel. Includes a 35pp excerpt from The Destiny Mask. Annotated edition, edited and with explanatory notes by Gregory Claeys, plus an introduction by Francis Wheen. A Penguin Classic.

The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44104-6, May 2005, £7.99, xxxv+530pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1933) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by John Clute. Notes by John D. Partington.

The Sleeper Awakes H. G. Wells (Penguin Classics UK 0-141-44106-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 252pp, tp) Reprint (Harper 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes) SF novel. This has notes by Andy Sawyer and an introduction by Patrick Parrinder.

The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-14-143997-1, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+104pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novel. Annotated edition. Introduction by Marina Warner. A Penguin Classic.

Tono-Bungay H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44111-9, Mar 2005, £8.99, xxxii+414pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Macmillan 1909) associational social satire of a worthless cure-all. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction and notes by Edward Mendelson. A Penguin Classic.

The War in the Air H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44130-5, May 2005, £7.99, xxxii+296pp, tp) Reprint (George Bell & Sons 1908) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by Jay Winter. Notes by Andy Sawyer.

The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44103-8, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. A Penguin Classic.

The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-02418-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 193pp, pb) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. Film tie-in edition. Includes notes by Andy Sawyer. Seventh printing.

The Scarecrows Robert Westall (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-948234-7, Jul 2005, £5.99, 260pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.

The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-371-6, Mar 2005, £12.99, 626pp, tp, cover by Stephen Martiniere) [Succession] SF novel, published in two parts by Tor in the US as the Succession novels: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2004). An interstellar empire ruled by an undead emperor is threatened by fanatical machine-augmented humans who worship AIs.

The Autumn Castle Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07648-8, Mar 2005, £6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Europa Suite.

Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07721-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel. Book two of the Europa Suite.

Banner of Souls Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4124-2, Feb 2005, £12.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) Reprint (Bantam 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

Nine Layers of Sky Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41249-3, Feb 2005, £7.99, 427pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel with elements out of Russian fantasy. A female former Soviet astrophysicist, reduced to janitorial work, meets a centuries old mythic hero.

Dread Empire’s Fall, Book Three: Conventions of War Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5677-8, Nov 2005, £10.99, 677pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Dread Empire’s Fall] SF novel. Last in a trilogy after The Praxis and The Sundering.

Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction Neil Williamson & Andrew J. Wilson (Mercat Press/Crescent Books 1-84183-086-0, Aug 2005, £9.99, 287pp, tp) Original anthology of 21 stories and one poem reimagining Scotland. Authors include Ken MacLeod, Jane Yolen, and Charles Stross. Introduction by David Pringle.

The Ballad of Lee Cotton Christopher Wilson (Little, Brown UK 0-316-73026-2, May 2005, £14.99, 307pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel about an empath who’s a white-looking black boy in 1960s Mississippi.

Maelstrom, Volume One ed. Paul Calvin Wilson (Calvin House 0-9547665-0-4, Jan 2005, £9.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Allen Koszowski) Original horror anthology of 34 stories. This is a limited edition of 350.

Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 Gary K. Wolfe (Beccon Publications 1-870824-50-4, Aug 2005, £15.00, 415pp, tp, cover by Judith Clute) Non-fiction collection of reviews and annual summations originally published in Locus. Includes an index. Beccon, 75 Rosslyn Ave., Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG, UK; [beccon@dial.pipex.com].

The Wizard Knight Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07710-7, Sep 2005, £14.99, 920pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) [Wizard Knight] Fantasy novel originally published in two parts as The Knight (2004) and The Wizard (2004); this is the first unitary edition. A hardcover edition (-07709-3, £20.00) was announced but not seen.

The Star of Babylon Barbara Wood (Severn House 0-7278-6210-3, Mar 2005, £18.99, 316pp, hc) Fantasy novel of an ancient prophecy being fulfilled by a modern sect.

The Ascendancy Veil Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07446-9, May 2005, £9.99, 374pp, tp) [Braided Path] Fantasy novel, book three of The Braided Path. A hardcover edition (-07445-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

The Skein of Lament Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07646-1, May 2005, £6.99, 536pp, pb) [Braided Path] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) fantasy novel. Book two of The Braided Path.

Friday the 13th: Hell Lake Paul Woods (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-8441-6182-X, Aug 2005, £6.99, 393pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Horror novelization based on the film series.

Traitor’s Knot Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710114-7, Aug 2005, £7.99, ii+637pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel. Seventh book of The Wars of Light and Shadow, fourth in the Alliance of Light sub-series.

Chocky John Wyndham (Penguin UK 0-140-03121-9, Jan 2005, £7.99, 154pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1968) SF novel. 28th printing.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Rick Yancey (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8166-5, Oct 2005, £9.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Alfred Kropp] Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury USA edition. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.

Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood Jane Yolen & Robert J. Harris (Collins 0-00-713417-7, May 2004, £5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Gavin Reece) [Before They Were Heroes] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2004) YA novel in the “Before They Were Heroes” series. [First U.K. edition]

Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest Timothy Zahn (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947263-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, iv+460pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) Reprint (Century 2004) SF novelization.

Camelot’s Honour Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715869-6, May 2005, £12.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga] Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel. Arthurian fantasy novel, second in “The Two Ravens Saga”. [First U.K. edition]

Camelot’s Shadow Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717109-9, May 2005, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga] Reprint (Luna 2004 as In Camelot’s Shadow) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Two Ravens Saga”, based on the legend of Gawain and the Green Knight.

Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7700-5, Sep 2005, £12.99, 271pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) edition. A dead teen finds herself in an afterlife where existence counts down to life. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-8034-0) was announced but not seen.

Black Jade David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224760-7, Jun 2005, £14.99, ii+728pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, book three in the Ea Cycle. A hardcover edition (-224759-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

Absolute Magnitude [#21, Spring 2005] ed. Warren Lapine (DNA Publications, Inc.; Radford, VA, $5.95, 48pp, quarto, cover by Dominic Emile Harman)

Adventure Tales [v 1 #2, Winter 2005-2006] ed. John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press, $7.50, 72pp+, quarto)

Albedo One [#30, August 2005] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, €5.95, 56pp, A4, cover by Steve Augulis) Small press sf, fantasy and horror fiction magazine. Available from 2 Post Road, LUSK, Co. Dublin, IRELAND.

All Hallows [#38, February 2005] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (The Ghost Story Society, no price, 156pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe) Small press ghost story magazine containing a blend of fiction and non-fiction, produced on behalf of The Ghost Story Society. Available from Barbara & Christopher Roden, P.O. Box 1360, Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada V0K 1A0.

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